Decentralized Process Modeling and Instance Tracking Secured By a Blockchain





Faculty/Professorship: Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insbes. Systementwicklung und Datenbankanwendung 
Author(s): Härer, Felix
Title of the compilation: Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)
Corporate Body: ECIS, 26th European Conference on Information Systems, 2018, Portsmouth UK
Publisher Information: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Year of publication: 2018
Pages: 17 ; Online-Ressource
Language(s): English
URL: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2018_rp/55/
Abstract: 
For supporting the conceptualization and the management of enterprise models in a decentralized manner, this paper introduces an approach based on model versioning and blockchain technologies. The main contribution is twofold, consisting of a., the creation of models for inter-organizational business processes in a decentralized environment, and b., means for tracking process instances using meta-data at run time. Models for business processes, workflows, and instance states are collaboratively created as part of a decentralized architecture. Based on this approach, a hierarchical versioning and modeling approach is employed in order to create and manage public and private models in a transactional fashion. For forming relationships among decentralized participants, semi-formal models linked to a blockchain are suggested. The approach is evaluated with a supply chain use case and demonstrated in an implemented modeling tool.
Keywords: Collaborative Modeling, Decentralization, Model Management, Blockchain, Model Versioning
Peer Reviewed: Ja
International Distribution: Ja
Type: Conferenceobject
URI: https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/44162
Year of publication: 10. January 2019